FLOODING IN INDIA PROMPTS ARMY TO INTERVENE AS RIVER SURGE HALTS INDIA’S CAPITAL

Fri 14 July 2023: The flooding in India’s capital got worse on Friday as floods from the overflowing Yamuna River approached the Supreme Court’s entrance. According to officials, the flood situation worsened after a regulator of the Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Department was damaged near Indraprastha, resulting in flooding in ITO and surrounding areas. […]

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PRIGOZHIN REJECTED HIS OFFER FOR WAGNER TO KEEP SERVING, PUTIN SAYS

Fri 14 July 2023: Days after their failed mutiny, Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly gave the Wagner mercenaries the chance to continue fighting for the army in a meeting, but the group’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin refused his offer. Interviewed by the Russian daily Kommersant on Thursday, Putin said his offer was one of several he […]

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PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN EXPECTS EU TO TAKE POSITIVE STEPS ON TÜRKIYE’S ACCESS PROCESS

Fri 14 July 2023: After the Friday prayer, President Recep Tayyip Erdoan addressed the media in Istanbul and called the European Union and Greece to take constructive action, Anadolu Agency reported. “We talked to the leaders of all EU member countries, with whom I had meetings in Vilnius,” Erdoğan said. “We said that we want […]

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BIDEN SAYS U.S. UNSURE OF WAGNER CHIEF PRIGOZHIN’S WHEREABOUTS, COULD BE POISONED

Fri 14 July 2023: U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States was unsure where Prigozhin was but quipped that the mercenary chief could be poisoned. “If I were he, I’d be careful what I ate. I’d be keeping my eye on my menu,” Biden said, according to White House transcript. “But all […]

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MALAYSIA’S ANWAR TALKS TESLA, STARLINK WITH BILLIONAIRE TECH MAGNATE ELON MUSK

Fri 14 July 2023: The billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discussed investments in the country of Southeast Asia. Anwar claimed that during a 25-minute virtual conversation with Musk on Friday, they spoke about the arrival of electric carmaker Tesla in Malaysia as well as the satellite internet service Starlink. […]

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US CONFIRMS CLUSTER MUNITIONS ALREADY IN UKRAINE; PUTIN WARNS OF ESCALATION

Fri 14 July 2023: The Pentagon announced on Thursday that Ukraine has received cluster bombs from the US and its allies to support its military counteroffensive against Russia, Anadolu Agency reported. The US-supplied munitions, which were announced earlier this month as part of a $800 million arms package, are already in Ukraine, according to Lt. […]

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UK GOVERNMENT SET TO INCREASE FEES FOR MIGRANTS’ VISA APPLICATIONS, HEALTH SERVICES

Fri 14 July 2023: The British government plans to raise costs for national health services and visa applications for immigrants, which will “significantly” aid in financing salary increases for public sector employees, Anadolu Agency reported. “The first is we’re going to increase the charges that we have for migrants who are coming to this country […]

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ONS-STOPPABLE JABEUR ‘DIGS DEEP’ FOR PLACE IN WIMBLEDON FINAL

Fri 14 July 2023: London, United Kingdom – In the end, Ons Jabeur had to “dig deep”. The sixth-seeded Tunisian came back from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and reach the women’s singles final at Wimbledon for a second straight year. The 28-year-old faced her toughest battle yet as Belarus’s second-seeded Sabalenka dominated the first half of the […]

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PAKISTAN PM SHEHBAZ ANNOUNCES TO HAND OVER POWER TO CARETAKER SETUP NEXT MONTH

Thu 13 July 2023: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in an address to the nation on Thursday, said the incumbent government would hand over the reins to the caretaker set-up in August. Sharif’s televised address to the nation and announcement of the caretaker government came three months before the general elections in October. He, however, […]

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FRENCH INSURERS TO PAY €650 MILLION IN RIOTING-RELATED CLAIMS

Thu 13 July 2023: France is experiencing increasing economic costs as a result of the turmoil that was caused by the tragic police shooting of a teenager. The French Insurance Federation estimates that more than 11,000 claims were filed ten days after the beginning of the unprecedented riots in late June, totaling €650 million ($721 […]

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